Tag: older people

Supporting conversations about medicines and deprescribing: GPs’ perspectives on a Medicines Conversation Guide

Our paper on the perspectives of GPs towards a conversation guide supporting deprescribing was published as a short paper in the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. [PDF : URL] Weir KR, Bonner C, Naganathan V, Tam CWM, Rigby D, McLachlan AJ, et al. Supporting conversations about medicines and deprescribing: GPs’ perspectives on a Medicines Conversation Guide. …

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The role of older patients’ goals in GP decision-making about medicines: a qualitative study

Our paper on GP perspectives of the role of patient goals of older people in decision-making about medicines was published in BMC Family Practice on 8 January 2021. [URL : PDF] Weir KR, Naganathan V, Carter SM, Tam CWM, McCaffery K, Bonner C, et al. The role of older patients’ goals in GP decision-making about …

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Quotation in “Advice for talking to your chill parents about coronavirus”

I was quoted in this article about communicating with older people who may not appreciate the seriousness of COVID-19, was published today by health journalist Kellie Scott at ABC Life. [Link :: PDF]  

The ED2GP for women study: Understanding lower follow-up rates amongst older women

This oral presentation was delivered at the Health Beyond Research & Innovation Showcase 2019 conference, at The William Inglis – MGallery by Sofitel, Sydney, on 6 June 2019. (Abstract : Slides) Hanna S, Tam CWM, Knight A, Zhao L, Ban L, Pellizzon B, Parks J. The ED2GP for women study: understanding lower follow-up rates amongst …

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Older people: GP follow-up after an ED visit – the ED2GP study

This presentation was delivered at the Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital in Yangzhou on Tuesday 12 December 2017, and at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University on Wednesday 13 December 2017. (PDF)

General practitioner follow-up in older people after an emergency department admission

I presented this research paper at GP17, the annual conference of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, International Conference Centre, Sydney, 26-28 August 2017. (PDF – abstract, PPT). Watson B, Tam CWM, Pellizzon B, Ban L, Doan H. General practitioner follow-up in older people after an emergency department admission. GP17 RACGP Annual Conference, Sydney. 26-28 …

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